Being Black
Embracing Blackness: A Superforce of Strength and Love
Lyrics
Being black
Expressing pride in one's black identity.
Being being black
Repetition emphasizing the significance of being black.
Being being black
-Being being black
-I love it yeah oh i love
Expressing love and enthusiasm for being black.
I love it yeah oh i love
-I love
-I love it
Continuation of the expression of love for being black.
Color of my skin
Referring to the skin color with pride.
I love it
Reiterating love for one's skin color.
Love that melanin
Expressing love for melanin, a pigment responsible for skin color.
I love it
Repeating the appreciation for melanin.
Said it's the skin i'm in
Stating that the skin one is in is embraced and loved.
I love it
Reaffirming love for the skin one possesses.
I love it yeah
-Color of my skin
Continued expression of love and pride for one's skin color.
I love it
-Love that melanin
-I love it
-It's the skin i'm in
-I love it
-And i love it
Emphasizing love for being black.
I love it
-We be the one
Identifying oneself as part of a chosen, special group symbolized by celestial elements.
We be the ones
-Chosen ones
-Moon and the sun
-Given the gift of reason
Highlighting the gift of reason from a higher power.
From the one
-The only one
-We are the ones
Affirming the special status of being chosen.
Love on your sons
-And on your daughters
-We are the chosen ones
-We are the ones
Reiteration of being the chosen ones.
See being black is like this superforce
Describing being black as a powerful force.
That you only have, if you have it
Explaining the exclusivity of this force and its unattainability for some.
And its unattainable to those who don't
-It's a secret understanding
Describing a shared, unspoken understanding among those who are black.
It's a super power
Listing various qualities associated with being black, including strength, resilience, freedom, beauty, love, light, and peace.
It's strength
-Resilience
-Freedom
-Beauty
-Love
-Light
-And peace
-The blacker the berry the sweeter the juice
Expressing a positive association with darker skin, using a common saying.
Mmm mmm
Indicating satisfaction or approval.
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